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Recognised as Colour

#F253E1

  • #F253E1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#F253E1 is a magenta with RGB values 242, 83, 225 and HSL 306°, 86%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#F253E1#F253E1
HEX#F253E1
RGBrgb(242, 83, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.3255, 0.8824
RGB percentages94.9%, 32.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(306.4, 85.9%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 65.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 65.7%, 7%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,881,185
CSS custom property--colour: #F253E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#0DAC1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C88E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#849EDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FC6293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Violet · ΔE 21.3Orchid · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5Fuchsia · ΔE 29.7Magenta · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53F264
Analogous#B453F2, #F25391
Triadic#E1F253, #53E1F2
Split complementary#91F253, #53F2B4
Tetradic#F2B453, #53F264, #5391F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDE1FA
Lighter +20%#F9B2F2
Lighter +10%#F682E9
Darker −10%#EE24D9
Darker −20%#CF10BB
Darker −30%#A00C90
Darker −40%#700965
More saturated +25%#FF46EB
Less saturated −25%#DB6ACF

Channel breakdown

R242
G83
B225
Red242 (94.9%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue306.42°
Saturation (HSL)85.95%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G 53 · B E1

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